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Council Joint Action 2009/571/CFSP of 27 July 2009 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia
Council Joint Action 2009/571/CFSP of 27 July 2009 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia
Council Joint Action 2009/571/CFSP of 27 July 2009 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia
OJ L 197, 29.7.2009, p. 109–109
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 28/02/2010
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29.7.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 197/109 |
COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2009/571/CFSP
of 27 July 2009
extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 14, 18(5) and 23(2) thereof,
Whereas:
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On 25 September 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/760/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Pierre MOREL European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the crisis in Georgia until 28 February 2009. |
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On 16 February 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/131/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR until 31 August 2009. |
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On the basis of a review of Joint Action 2009/131/CFSP, the mandate of the EUSR should be extended for an additional six-month period. |
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The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the common foreign and security policy set out in Article 11 of the Treaty, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:
Article 1
Joint Action 2009/131/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
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Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 European Union Special Representative The mandate of Mr Pierre MOREL as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the crisis in Georgia is hereby extended until 28 February 2010.’; |
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Article 5(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 March 2009 to 28 February 2010 shall be EUR 445 000.’; |
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Article 13 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 13 Review The implementation of this Joint Action and its consistency with other contributions from the EU shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present to the SG/HR, the Council and the Commission a comprehensive mandate implementation report before the end of November 2009. That report shall form a basis for evaluation of this Joint Action in the relevant working groups and by the PSC. In the context of overall priorities for deployment, the SG/HR shall make recommendations to the PSC concerning the Council’s decision on the renewal, amendment or termination of the mandate.’. |
Article 2
This Joint Action shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Article 3
This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 2009.
For the Council
The President
C. BILDT